Scientific Publication

Course plan

No of lectures

About 10 (see comments about language below)

Recommended for

Graduate students about to write papers and theses. Although new graduate
students can take this course, it is primarily an advanced course intended for
graduate students in their second year or beyond.

The course was last given

2010VT

Goals

Improve your writing and avoid getting that annoying "We regret to inform you
that your submission was not accepted..." letter.

Prerequisites

Prior experience from writing at least one or two research papers.

Organization

A series of seminars that cover different aspects of the publication process
and tips for improving writing. Participants are encouraged to bring their own
text for discussion and commenting at one of the seminars.

Contents

Yet another course on how to improve your scientific writing. This one focuses
on the publication process and how to improve the details of your writing to
help you get published. The course convers most aspects of the scientific
manuscript, from title to references.